Nancy (Lile) Wise, teacher and reporter, dies

Nancy Jean (Lile) Wise


Catavolos Funeral Home Rose Hill Chapel 330-666-3089Nancy Jean Wise (Lile)

Nancy Jean Wise (Lile), 81, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2009.

She was born in Akron on November 17, 1927. Nancy lived in Lancaster, Pa. after her retirement, from 1996 to 2002, when she moved to St. Luke Lutheran Home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Chester and Eve (Lewis) Lile.

Nancy leaves behind, her son, William D. Wise, Jr. of Akron; brother, James Lile of Conestoga, Pa.; nephew, Clay Lile; nieces, Grace Goldwag and Kenna Broadbent; sister-in-law, Judith Hines of Lancaster, Pa.; and cousins, Linda Sue Boone, Clay Lile Boone and David Boone.

She taught at Akron Public Schools for 30 years, teaching at both Glover and Portage Path Elementary School as well as Simon Perkins Middle School. She was a reporter for the Akron Beacon Journal and a writer/reporter for Mademoiselle Magazine. Nancy received her Bachelor's Degree from DePaw University and her Master's Degree from The University of Akron.

A Memorial service will be held Monday, June 1 at 2 p.m. at the Catavolos Funeral Home, 3653 W. Market Street. Friends and family may gather from 1 p.m. until time of the service. Inurnment will follow at Rose Hill. Memorial contributions may be made to the Akron Community Foundation, 345 W. Cedar St., Akron 44307.
[Beacon Journal, Akron, OH, Thursday, May 28, 2009, page B7, col. 6\

Blog Note:She apparently did some reporting for the Beacon Journal in the 1950s. The Human Resources Department had no file on her. There was a single photo of her seated at a typewriter in the BJ reference library dated 1952. Anyone know more of her.